No doubt the cause/association behind the verb- to mangle- with its' connotations of mutilation and destruction.
-----Original Message----- From: h-costume-boun...@indra.com [mailto:h-costume-boun...@indra.com] On Behalf Of Marjorie Wilser Sent: Sunday, January 17, 2010 8:03 PM To: Historical Costume Subject: Re: [h-cost] Washing, ironing, and running repairs - was "an amusing error" And for good reason, Catherine. My mom caught her finger in the wringer when I was an infant. She left me with a neighbor and _ran_ to the nearest doctor's office- this was before 2 cars (or more) per family. Until we got a modern washer, my mom took the laundry- and me- to the laundromat when her finger recovered! == Marjorie Wilser =:=:=:Three Toad Press:=:=:= "Learn to laugh at yourself and you will never lack for amusement." --MW http://3toad.blogspot.com/ On Jan 17, 2010, at 5:10 PM, cbellfl...@aol.com wrote: > My grandmother had a washing machine on her back porch with a > wringer on top. We kids weren't allowed to mess with that. _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
